The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-05-13
MARGARET; a PEARL.

lived b large fainilyo oysters noted
tor their beauty and size. But among
tham wAs one 30 small, 80 feeble, and
y so ill-looking as to excite the pity, il
not contempt, Of all the others. The
father, q venerable bearded oyster OF
B august appearances and solemn de-
portment. was much mortified that
nne 81 his family should happen to be
4 10 sickly, and be sent for all the doc
tors In the sea TO come and treat her;
from which circumstance you are TO
note that doctors are an evil to be
& sr,etwith not alone upon terra firrns.
{ The first to come was Dr.. Porpoise,.
l i gentleman Of the old school, who
flonndered around in q very impor-
ltant manner and was fullof imposing
reremonies.
let me look at your tongue" said
Dr. Porpoise, stroking his beard with
\ one fin, impressively. "Ahem, some
Shat coated, Ises. And your pulse
{ Is far from normal-no appetite, ]
presume? Yes, my dear. your system
{ Is sadly out Of order. You need medi-
cine.
Tie little oyeter hated medicine; SO
7 she cried yes, she actually shed cold,
briny tears at the very thought OF
taking old Or. Porpoise's perserip
tions. But the father oyster and the
| mother oyster chided her sternly;
! they saida that the medicine would be
nice and sweet. and that the little
oyster would like it. But tho little
oyster know better than all that-yes,
she knew thing or two, even though
ahe was only q little oyster.
Now DR. Pcrpoise put a plaster on
/ the little oysters chest and a blister
I sgAt her feet: he bade her eat nothing but
q tiny bit OF sea foam on toast twicea a
= day; every two hours she was to take
4 d spoomful Of codliger oil, and before
eAch; meal a WineglassfnI oi the es-
seree pf distilled cuttlefsh. The plas-
!. ter ste didn t mind, but the blister and
the cod diivsr oilawere terrible, and when
tlefsh well. she Just couldn't stand
III lnyain her mother reasoned with
4 her and promised her a new doll and q
SskippinR rope and lot OF other Eice
1 things--the little oyster would have
snons ofsths horrid drug, until ut last
her father, abandoning his dignity in
:6rder to maintain his authority, had
to hold her down by main strength
and pour the medicine into her mouth.
This vas, ms You will allow, quite
tlreadflif, S
But this treatment did the little
oyster no gopd, and her parents
made up their minds that they would
1 sepd for another doctor. and one OF a
different school. Fortunately they
were in q position to indulge in al
most any expense, sinc9 the father
oyster himself was president of one OF
Stiie largest banks; Of Newfoundland.
aSog Dr.. Sculpin came with his neat lit
Tie medicine box under his arm, and
when he had looked at the sick little
oysters tongue and had taken Iar
! temperature and had felt her pulse,
Z he said he knew what allied her, but
The did not tell anybody what it WAS.
10 threw away the plasters. the bI;a
stSfs, the codliver OIL, and the essence
oi dkstiiiee cuttlefish, and said it was
u wonder that the poor child has
Z lived through it alll
sss 81 ss' VIII you please bring me two tunl.
blerfuls of wnter2' he remarked 10
the mother oyster.
The mother oyster seHttled away
and soon returned with two conch
( shells filled to the brim with pure.
ciear sea water. DIR. Sculbrim count
ed three grains of white sand into one
shelf and three grains OF yellow sand
4 into the other Shell with great care.
Now said he to the mother oys-
Il ter, II have numbered these and g;
& first you are to give the patient tap
drops out OF No. 2, and. in IN hour
+ after that, eight drops out OF No. 4;
The next hour eight drops out OF No.
2s and the next or fourth hour. tsn
I drops oIt Of Nd. !. And 80 you are
to continue hour by hour until the
medicine or the child gives out"
Tell me. doctor, s asked the mother,
ssshall she continue the food sug-
gested by DR.. Porpoise9"
what food did he recommend?"
inquired DR.. Sculpin.
ON C0AHE, SlNer10 II he
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